Maybe you should just give up.

Maybe you should stop putting in the work and settle for an easy and comfortable life.

Maybe it’s time you let your dreams go.

Why hike the mountain when your view from the hill isn’t all that bad?

Maybe you should just stay on the shores of safety and forget about swaying with the sea.

If regret creeps in, you can just swallow the disappointment with a fancy cocktail.

Maybe you should rest your weary arms. You’ve been holding onto faith for so long, it’s starting to feel like a hoax.

Maybe you should rest your tired feet. You’ve been chasing your goals for so long, it’s starting to feel out of reach.

Maybe you really aren’t deserving or capable of living the life you desire.

Maybe you really aren’t all that special.

Maybe you really don’t have what it takes.

Maybe it’s not worth the risk.

Maybe mediocrity isn’t a terrible place to be.

Or maybe… just maybe… that’s exactly what they want you to think.

Because when you persevere and achieve everything you’ve ever dreamed of, you realize that the only person in control of your life is you.

That truth will liberate you, empower you, and make you a force to be reckoned with.

And maybe… just maybe… that’s exactly what they fear the most.